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Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development

Beverly Hills, MI · EIN 47-1304361 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development reported $22.8 million in revenue and $15.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $79.83 went to program services, $7.29 to management and general costs and $12.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $65,263 (PRESIDENT). Revenue fell 20% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16M

Program services$79.83 $12M
Management & general$7.29 $1.1M
Fundraising$12.88 $2.0M

For context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$98.58 $22M
Other revenue$1.42 $324K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 469 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	79.8%	86.1%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	7.3%	8.0%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	12.9%	2.6%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.09	$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	98.6%	96.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$65,263	$341,362
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.42%	1.06%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	Not reported	10
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	8.4	7.5
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	5 of 5	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$12M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $22M

Health and nutrition: rahmas activities encompass education/behavior change, general health, medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, infant and young child feeding, and response to acute malnutrition. Education initiatives are conducted in countries such as syria, yemen, palestine, lebanon, turkey, kenya, and others across the african continent. Emergency response: rahma focuses on addressing the immediate lifesaving needs of populations in crisis locations. This includes providing clean water, sanitation, food security, temporary shelter, household items, and emergency medical assistance.…

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$65,263	$0	$0	$65,263
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$41,293	$0	$0	$41,293

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$23M	$16M	79.8%	$11M	$65,263
2023 ⓘ	$23M	$21M	89.0%	$3.7M	$105,726
2022 ⓘ	$13M	$13M	83.0%	$2.4M	—
2021 ⓘ	$9.2M	$8.6M	86.1%	$2.0M	$119,287
2020 ⓘ	$28M	$27M	96.3%	$1.6M	$71,606
2019 ⓘ	$28M	$28M	96.8%	$378K	$50,250

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 522
Volunteers Part I, line 625

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development totaling $367K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development reported that 79.8% of its $15.6 million in expenses went to program services, 7.3% to management and general and 12.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $65,263, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development get its money?

Of $22.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 47-1304361 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543189349302824 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349328055 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349330040 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349331696 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123199349329592 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349323587 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 47-1304361: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.